Jared D. Bellum is a native resident of the Pacific Northwest. He was born and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon in 2005. In May of 2010, he received his Juris Doctorate degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. While at Cooley, Jared was an associate editor for the Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical and Clinical Law and president of the Sports Law Society. He was also a member of the Disaster Relief Legal Association, serving as a volunteer for the New Orleans Public Defender’s Office.
Jared served as a rule 9 intern for the Law Offices of Richard D. Seward during the winter and spring of 2010. He joined the Washington State Bar Association in October 2010. In practice, he focuses in the fields of estate planning, bankruptcy, business start-ups and real estate law. More information on Jared can be found at www.jdbellumlaw.com.
Junior Associate Attorneys
Joseph J. Schodowski, Joe, was raised in Port Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula. Although, he pursued his undergraduate and law school degrees in Michigan, he always knew he would return home to Washington. After graduating from Oakland University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, he worked in the information technology field, but soon realized this was not his true calling.
Joe abandoned his lucrative career in IT to pursue his passion; the law. He enrolled at Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he received his Juris Doctor, graduating in the top of his class. While in law school, Joe had the honor of clerking in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Also while in law school, he volunteered with the Michigan State Appellate Defenders Office providing assistance to indigent criminal defendants. He is currently admitted to practice law in the State of Washington, and practices on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Seattle area. Joe focuses his practice primarily in the areas of traffic ticket defense, DUI defense, and family law matters. More information on Joe can be found at www.schodowskilaw.com.
